National security intelligence : secret operations in defense of the democracies / Loch K. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Loch K., 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--United States.

Intelligence service.

National security--United States.

National security.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity, 2024.

Summary:

"National security intelligence is a vast, complex, and intriguing topic, made doubly hard for citizens to understand because of the thick veils of secrecy that surround it. In this third edition of his authoritative introduction to the field, world-renowned intelligence expert Loch K. Johnson guides readers skilfully through this shadowy side of government."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

National security intelligence: the first line of defense

Intelligence collection: global spying

Intelligence analysis: understanding world affairs

Covert action: secret attempts to shape history

Counterintelligence: guarding the democracies

Safeguards against the abuse of secret power

National security intelligence: hidden shield and sword of the democracies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781509560332

1509560335

9781509560349

1509560343

OCLC:

1461770359